07/05/2019
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Culture Diary w/c 06-05-2019

Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from around the North of England and the rest of the UK – and loads of it’s free! Monday – What Is...

03/05/2019
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“I feel passionate about getting diverse stories and voices out there.” The Big Interview: Matt Cain

His latest novel The Madonna of Bolton was rejected more than 30 times by mainstream publishers for, among other things, being “too gay”. Author Matt Cain chats to Mike Pinnington about the book, the...

01/05/2019
Arthur Jafa's Love is the Message, The Message is Death, 2016

Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death – Reviewed

Arthur Jafa’s Love Is The Message, The Message Is Death, is a film that needs to be seen, absorbed and understood – by white audiences in particular, says Mike Pinnington… It’s an almost unseasonably warm...

29/04/2019
Aslan Gaisumov, Keicheyuhea (film still, cropped), 2017. Image courtesy the artist

Culture Diary w/c 29-04-2019

Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from around the North of England and the rest of the UK – and loads of it’s free! Monday – An Accidental...

26/04/2019
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Update: See What’s Inside Our New Book, Present Tense!

In our latest Kickstarter update, we share the story behind the book – including a sneaky peek of (drumroll…) the contents!   The brief The brief for Present Tense was simple: consider what Liverpool’s...

26/04/2019
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Playlist: Michael Lacey

Why do we make music? Here, Michael Lacey traces how an early impulse to have fun eventually led to his creating “reflective, dreamy spaces” inspired by some of the artists on the accompanying...

24/04/2019
(WEB RES) Left_ Marianna Simnett The Udder 2014

Beckman & Simnett @ FACT – Reviewed

Part and parcel of our childhood, FACT Liverpool’s Ericka Beckman & Marianna Simnett exhibition puts fairy tales under the microscope. Mike Pinnington reviews… “What can fairy tales tell us about modern-day society?” This is...

23/04/2019
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Culture Diary w/c 22-04-2019

Our pick of this week’s arts, design, film and music events from around the North of England and the rest of the UK – and loads of it’s free! Tuesday – Eighth Grade...

16/04/2019
Photo by Werner Du plessis on Unsplash

“The art world has a hierarchy”: Your Responses To Class IS A Big Deal

It was difficult and complicated, but you told us what it feels like to be working class and work in the arts. Last year, after much umming and ahing, hand wringing, and conversation amongst...